Career Summary

Wally Sauthoff joined NAI Pfefferle in 2024 as a Partner/Managing Director. He previously was the managing director for NAI Greywolf Commercial Brokerage. Wally specializes in office and retail properties throughout the Milwaukee area. He enjoys the opportunities he gets to collaborate with high quality individuals and provide creative, effective solutions, tailored to the needs of the companies he works with and generating proven value and driven results.

Wally has over 30 years of experience in the industry working at various companies throughout the years. Early in his career, Wally focused on property management. First he managed a corporate REO portfolio of 32 commercial properties. Then he founded another company where they managed and leased over 2,000,000 square feet of commercial space in 26 commercial properties in addition to 450+ apartment units.

As he continued in his career, Wally shifted his focus to be the Wisconsin Area Developer for Sport Clips Haircuts for Men. In this role he developed the state of Wisconsin, by recruiting and securing new franchise owners, as well as conducted site search, analysis and store planning for new locations. He was involved in lease negotiations and also construction oversight.

Immediately prior to joining Greywolf, Wally was a partner for another local commercial real estate company and was managing director for their commercial brokerage division.

Wally’s favorite quote is from Thomas Edison: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

Outside of work, Wally enjoys water sports with his wife and two adult children. He also enjoys taking jet ski trips with his friends.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Affiliations

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Commercial Association of Realtors (CARW)
• International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
• Member, Rotary Club of Milwaukee
• Board Member, Lake County Optimist Club